We
can go back in history thousands of years for evidence of manipulation.
The masses of people have been manipulated by religious organizations,
religious leaders, kings, queens and presidents. The power of
manipulation comes from fear.... but it is a false power and eventually
those who manipulate and those through their passivity and fear are
manipulated ... all reap the bitter harvest ... for there are no victims
... only volunteers. Life is consciousness and all that we
experience is from our own consciousness.
This past week has brought us even
far greater more alarming news than the war in Iraq ... it has brought
us news of aggression against freedom right here in the United States.
Two Nobel Peace Prize winners were arrested this week for protesting the
war in Iraq ... two people who were given this most meritorious award
for their work in bringing the world closer to peace .. were hand-cuffed
and taken to jail. Once again, I will write, there are no victims
... only volunteers. I am certain that these two Nobel Peace Prize
winners would do what they did all over again ... for they are not
protesting merely a war ... but the consciousness that would seduce the
American people into accepting an attack on another country.
The Master Mind Jesus stated, "don't you have ears to hear and eyes
to see?" ... in other words ... why do the masses of us not think
about the decisions that are being made by our government? Now, I
am not going to state that George Bush & Company are bad men/women
... but I will state that the consciousness that believes that peace and
security can be gained through massive bombing is confused .... and
lacks a basic understanding of the principles taught by Jesus.
I have no problem with those who choose war ... because it is all
consciousness and they are making choices at the level of their
consciousness. There is nothing dishonest about that. I do
have a problem with those who choose war attempting to manipulate me
into supporting their choices. I don't feel guilty for not
supporting this war ... or those who have made the choice to be in favor
of it.
Most
of all I will not be manipulated into believing that I must support the
young men and women fighting the war in the way that our government has
asked us to. I do not support these young men and women sowing
seeds of aggression, hostility and hate in their consciousness. I
support them and pray that they return home .... to their loved ones ...
to their successes and to the joy and happiness that Life is supposed to
be. They will not reap any benefit from this war .... they will
not make millions from oil .... gain political victories ... or live
with a mind that is free. Unlike those who led them into war ...
they do not have the luxury of being emotionally distanced from the
violence against their brothers and sisters in Iraq or to their fellow
service men and women.
This
mass manipulation that separates us from God and from each other is a
seed planted in our consciousness that will haunt many for the remainder
of their life on this planet. Do not be manipulated ... pray for
the safe return of everyone to their loved ones ... pray that everyone
finds their peace .. pray for their health, their mental clarity and for
the healing of this experience in their lives..... do not allow yourself
to be part of the MASS-MANIPULATION .... let's let the declaration be
clear ... BRING OUR TROOPS HOME NOW!
And
So It Is!
Letting
Love Use Me In Its Own Good Way,
Henry
Lee Bates
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